Keeping with W's pursuit of what is New/Next, we are excited to share our plans for an expanded W Chicago City Center with vibrant public spaces.

Looking extra fab takes time, and we can’t wait to show off in early 2018. In the meantime, we will be relocating our B+F options to the Plateau while we freshen up our style in the Living Room and IPO Restaurant. Anything else, just ask.

IPO Restaurant Chicago

IPO-an abbreviation for Initial Public Offering-tips its hat to the Loop, Chicago's financial district, an initial offering of New Urban Cuisine.

IPO Restaurant Chicago has an eclectic menu of New Urban Cuisine inspired by the diverse cultures found in Chicago. The menu at IPO features classic dishes with a contemporary flair including lobster benedict, breakfast mac & cheese, and a variety of sauteed organic quinoa bowls.

Housed in W Chicago City Center, IPO captures the elegant energy of the hotel's roaring 1928 beaux-arts architecture along with the bustle of the financial district, Millennium Park, and the theater district; giving the restaurant a downtown decadence.

Having made an impression upon the Marriott (formerly Starwood) Food & Beverage leaders, he was tasked with revamping the newly-remodeled Sheraton Chicago O’Hare in 2013. Handpicked, he was responsible for opening concepts, assisting the culinary teams, and overall consulting of many of then-Starwood properties, including Le Meridian Chicago Oakbrook Center, Le Meridien Atlanta Perimeter, Le Meridien Charlotte, Westin Edina Galleria, and Sheraton Bloomington’s Lela Restaurant.

Before stepping into his role as Executive Chef for W Chicago – City Center’s IPO Restaurant, Chef Mark finished travelling to Taiwan where he received private cooking lessons. Bringing his passion for travel and authentic cultural street food to life, one of his first priorities for IPO is to develop an ongoing series to highlight Street Food of the World. His inspiration derives from international concepts, flavors and culinary techniques.

We are excited to welcome Chef Mark to the W Chicago – City Center team and taste the amazing options that he produces from the IPO Restaurant kitchen.

Meet Chef Mark Powierski

Bringing 17-years of professional culinary experience to W Chicago – City Center’s IPO Restaurant, Chef Mark Powierski has a long list of accolades and accomplishments we are excited to share.

A Detroit native, Chef is still a die-hard Detroit Lions fan who has had the honor of cooking for President Obama twice and was named Executive Chef for the first time at the age of 22. Now only 32-years old, he has experience at a number of Marriott properties, including Le Meridien, Westin, Sheraton, and now W Hotels. He was trained through American Culinary Federation’s chef apprenticeship at the 1,300 room Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center—one of the largest North America Marriott properties with over 100,000 square feet of meeting space.